What is Old School Revival?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- The Rules Were Never the Point: What “Old School” Actually means<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A Quick Primer of Old School Gaming<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Principia Apocrypha: Elementary Axioms & Aphorisms on Running & Playing Tabletop RPGs in the Old School Style<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCore Systems & Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\nBasic Fantasy RPG (free)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Downloads<\/a>: homepage, core rules, equipment, field guides, modules, classes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 4th Edition core rules<\/a>-searchable version<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Monster index<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Free Online Game Tools<\/a>: NPCs, dungeons, characters, height\/weight, die, monster hit points<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Works in progress supplements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Basic Fantasy RPG Adventure Catalog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Character generators: BFRPG Character Generator<\/a>, Codex.Quest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Character sheets: Basic Fantasy versions and translations<\/a>, Trails and Tails<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Osric (free)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Osric<\/a>: First Edition clone with links to a range of additional resources, including original D&D content on DriveThruRPG.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Dungeon Crawl Classics ($)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Goodman Games DCC pages: US<\/a>, UK\/EU<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Free quickstart rules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A Review of Write-Ups for DCC Deities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Purple Sorcerer’s Grimoire DCC Spellbook Utility<\/a> – Generate your magic-user’s spell list *****<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Charts: Purple Sorcerer’s Useful Chart for the 0-level DCCRPG Enthusiast<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- DCC RPG character sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Shadowdark ($)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- The Arcane Library’s Shadowdark page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Quickstart set<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Shadowdark Tools<\/a>: collection of powerful, easy-to-use tools designed for Game Masters<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Solo play: Solodark<\/a> (official), Shadowstones<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Delver Dark character sheets<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Extra classes: warlock\/paladin\/dancer<\/a>, ranger<\/a>, $brawler<\/a>, houndmaster<\/a>, magus (battlemage)<\/a>, inquisitor<\/a>, The Grappler<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Shadowdark feats: fighters<\/a>, thieves<\/a>, priests<\/a>, wizards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- At the Edge of the Light: How Thieves Really Scout in the Shadowdark<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Old School Essentials ($)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Necrotic Gnome Old-School Essentials Core Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Old-School Essentials free resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Old School Essentials monsters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Old School Essentials generators<\/a>: treasures, encounter, spells memorized, magic items, NPCs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The One Ring (Not OSR, but awesome – $)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I’m a huge Tolkien junkie (books, not films), and have collected nearly all of the V1 and V2 resources. Including here because I hope they keep publishing for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Free League’s The One Ring page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 1st Edition resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The One Ring 2e Homebrew Materials<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Useful Item Ideas for The One Ring RPG<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Campaign Guide to Harad<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A Kidnapping in Umbar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dragon’s Ring adventure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fan Supplement for TOR Revised Edition<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- List of Aids for The One Ring<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Magic in Middle-earth Version 5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Robin Smallburrow’s House Rules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Magical Treasure Index for Campaign<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Handout for New players<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Compendium of Character Backgrounds 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The One Ring 2E Homebrew Material<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Landmarks: $Fortress of Flowers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Fellowship of the Green Book (A Campaign for Starting Adventures in North-western Eriador)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fornost Erain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Other Systems to Consider<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Megalist of Free RPGs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Talislanta<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- $Across the RPGSea: Explore South Asian Tabletop RPGs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Wild Places<\/a>: a card-driven roleplaying game where 2 to 6 players collaborate to tell a story of a small group\u2019s travel through dangerous wilderness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- World Without Numbers (free edition<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lamentations of the Flame Princess (free edition)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sword & Wizardry<\/a> (more info here<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- PWYW – M\u00d6RK BORG Bare Bones Edition<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Into the Dungeon: Revived<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Those Under the Mountain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Original DnD Book Reprints (and more)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
First Edition AD&D reprints (and PDFs) are available via DriveThruRPG<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSolo Roleplaying<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Solo RPG List<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- $The Trapsmith’s Vault<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nGeneral OSR-Compatible Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Blogs: Questing Beast’s list<\/a>, OSR Planet’s list<\/a>, The Alexandrian – Dungeons & Dragons resources<\/a>, Role-playing miscellaneous<\/a>, <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lists and link collections: OSR News Roundup(weekly updates<\/a>, OSR Vault<\/a>, Smoldering Wizard<\/a>, Grey Elf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
DriveThruRPG resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Free OCR compatible resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- OSR-compatible resources (not all free)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- System agnostic, free fantasy resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- System agnostic, pay-what-you-want fantasy resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- System agnostic fantasy resources (not all free)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAdventures & Sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you’re interested in developing your own worlds or maps, I have more information on the Maps & Worlds page (coming soon).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Generator of Missions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Giffyglyph’s Darker Dungeons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Lists and collections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- A List of Old School DnD Sandbox Adventures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ultimate OSR Campaign Map\n
\n- RedMageGM pulls together a map with locations of a long list of OSR-related modules to create a complete campaign.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- YouTube introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Documents via Dropbox<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 30 Greatest Adventures of All Time<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- List of New Old School Adventures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dragonsfoot: Free Adventure Modules<\/a>, 1st Edition DnD Modules<\/a>, 2nd Edition DnD Modules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Wikipedia’s List of Dungeons and Dragons Modules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- WikiProject List of Dungeon and Dragons Modules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dysons adventures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- No Artpunk: Vol. 1,<\/a> Vol. 2<\/a>, Vol. 3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Trilemma Adventures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Modules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- The Goblin Mine: The Secret of Forsaken Peak Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Forbidden Lands:$Crypt of the Mellified Mage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Multi-level modules: Barrowmaze<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- $ Gods of the Forbidden North: Volume 1<\/a>, Volume 2<\/a>, Pre-gen characters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Stygian City<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dungeons of Signs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Wavestone Monolith (Shadowdark, 3rd level)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Chronicles of the Lost Lands<\/a> (Shadowdark, PWYW)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Trial of the Slime Lord (0-level)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lair of the Lamb (0-level)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Melford Murder (level 1)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Tomb of the Serpent Kings (level 1)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Blackapple Brugh (levels 1-3)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- PWYW – The Fall of Whitecliff (levels 1-5)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Hyqueous Vaults (level 3)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Gone Fishin (level 3-5)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- $ Wheel of Evil (level 3-5)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Red Tam’s Bones (level 3-5)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Challenge of the Frog Idol (levels 3-6)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sepulchre of Seven (levels 5-7)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Beneath the Windowless Tower (levels 5-8)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Monastery of the Order of the Crimson Monks (levels 5-9)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Quintessential Dungeon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Sky-Blind Spire<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Temple of the Moon Priest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Crypt of Luan Phein (aka Rotating Madness)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Into the Swamp<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Sanctuary of Urushan the Summoner<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCore Systems & Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\nBasic Fantasy RPG (free)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Downloads<\/a>: homepage, core rules, equipment, field guides, modules, classes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 4th Edition core rules<\/a>-searchable version<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Monster index<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Free Online Game Tools<\/a>: NPCs, dungeons, characters, height\/weight, die, monster hit points<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Works in progress supplements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Basic Fantasy RPG Adventure Catalog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Character generators: BFRPG Character Generator<\/a>, Codex.Quest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Character sheets: Basic Fantasy versions and translations<\/a>, Trails and Tails<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Osric (free)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Osric<\/a>: First Edition clone with links to a range of additional resources, including original D&D content on DriveThruRPG.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Dungeon Crawl Classics ($)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Goodman Games DCC pages: US<\/a>, UK\/EU<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Free quickstart rules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A Review of Write-Ups for DCC Deities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Purple Sorcerer’s Grimoire DCC Spellbook Utility<\/a> – Generate your magic-user’s spell list *****<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Charts: Purple Sorcerer’s Useful Chart for the 0-level DCCRPG Enthusiast<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- DCC RPG character sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Shadowdark ($)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- The Arcane Library’s Shadowdark page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Quickstart set<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Shadowdark Tools<\/a>: collection of powerful, easy-to-use tools designed for Game Masters<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Solo play: Solodark<\/a> (official), Shadowstones<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Delver Dark character sheets<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Extra classes: warlock\/paladin\/dancer<\/a>, ranger<\/a>, $brawler<\/a>, houndmaster<\/a>, magus (battlemage)<\/a>, inquisitor<\/a>, The Grappler<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Shadowdark feats: fighters<\/a>, thieves<\/a>, priests<\/a>, wizards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- At the Edge of the Light: How Thieves Really Scout in the Shadowdark<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Old School Essentials ($)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Necrotic Gnome Old-School Essentials Core Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Old-School Essentials free resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Old School Essentials monsters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Old School Essentials generators<\/a>: treasures, encounter, spells memorized, magic items, NPCs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The One Ring (Not OSR, but awesome – $)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I’m a huge Tolkien junkie (books, not films), and have collected nearly all of the V1 and V2 resources. Including here because I hope they keep publishing for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Free League’s The One Ring page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 1st Edition resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The One Ring 2e Homebrew Materials<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Useful Item Ideas for The One Ring RPG<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Campaign Guide to Harad<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A Kidnapping in Umbar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dragon’s Ring adventure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fan Supplement for TOR Revised Edition<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- List of Aids for The One Ring<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Magic in Middle-earth Version 5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Robin Smallburrow’s House Rules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Magical Treasure Index for Campaign<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Handout for New players<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Compendium of Character Backgrounds 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The One Ring 2E Homebrew Material<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Landmarks: $Fortress of Flowers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Fellowship of the Green Book (A Campaign for Starting Adventures in North-western Eriador)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fornost Erain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Other Systems to Consider<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Megalist of Free RPGs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Talislanta<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- $Across the RPGSea: Explore South Asian Tabletop RPGs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Wild Places<\/a>: a card-driven roleplaying game where 2 to 6 players collaborate to tell a story of a small group\u2019s travel through dangerous wilderness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- World Without Numbers (free edition<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lamentations of the Flame Princess (free edition)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sword & Wizardry<\/a> (more info here<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- PWYW – M\u00d6RK BORG Bare Bones Edition<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Into the Dungeon: Revived<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Those Under the Mountain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Original DnD Book Reprints (and more)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
First Edition AD&D reprints (and PDFs) are available via DriveThruRPG<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nSolo Roleplaying<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Solo RPG List<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- $The Trapsmith’s Vault<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nGeneral OSR-Compatible Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Blogs: Questing Beast’s list<\/a>, OSR Planet’s list<\/a>, The Alexandrian – Dungeons & Dragons resources<\/a>, Role-playing miscellaneous<\/a>, <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lists and link collections: OSR News Roundup(weekly updates<\/a>, OSR Vault<\/a>, Smoldering Wizard<\/a>, Grey Elf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
DriveThruRPG resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- Free OCR compatible resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- OSR-compatible resources (not all free)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- System agnostic, free fantasy resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- System agnostic, pay-what-you-want fantasy resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- System agnostic fantasy resources (not all free)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAdventures & Sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you’re interested in developing your own worlds or maps, I have more information on the Maps & Worlds page (coming soon).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Generator of Missions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Giffyglyph’s Darker Dungeons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Lists and collections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- A List of Old School DnD Sandbox Adventures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ultimate OSR Campaign Map\n
\n- RedMageGM pulls together a map with locations of a long list of OSR-related modules to create a complete campaign.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- YouTube introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Documents via Dropbox<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 30 Greatest Adventures of All Time<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- List of New Old School Adventures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dragonsfoot: Free Adventure Modules<\/a>, 1st Edition DnD Modules<\/a>, 2nd Edition DnD Modules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Wikipedia’s List of Dungeons and Dragons Modules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- WikiProject List of Dungeon and Dragons Modules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dysons adventures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- No Artpunk: Vol. 1,<\/a> Vol. 2<\/a>, Vol. 3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Trilemma Adventures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Modules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n- The Goblin Mine: The Secret of Forsaken Peak Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Forbidden Lands:$Crypt of the Mellified Mage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Multi-level modules: Barrowmaze<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- $ Gods of the Forbidden North: Volume 1<\/a>, Volume 2<\/a>, Pre-gen characters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Stygian City<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dungeons of Signs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Wavestone Monolith (Shadowdark, 3rd level)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Chronicles of the Lost Lands<\/a> (Shadowdark, PWYW)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Trial of the Slime Lord (0-level)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lair of the Lamb (0-level)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Melford Murder (level 1)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Tomb of the Serpent Kings (level 1)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Blackapple Brugh (levels 1-3)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- PWYW – The Fall of Whitecliff (levels 1-5)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Hyqueous Vaults (level 3)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Gone Fishin (level 3-5)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- $ Wheel of Evil (level 3-5)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Red Tam’s Bones (level 3-5)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Challenge of the Frog Idol (levels 3-6)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sepulchre of Seven (levels 5-7)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Beneath the Windowless Tower (levels 5-8)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Monastery of the Order of the Crimson Monks (levels 5-9)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Quintessential Dungeon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Sky-Blind Spire<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Temple of the Moon Priest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Crypt of Luan Phein (aka Rotating Madness)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Into the Swamp<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Sanctuary of Urushan the Summoner<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Downloads<\/a>: homepage, core rules, equipment, field guides, modules, classes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 4th Edition core rules<\/a>-searchable version<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Monster index<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Free Online Game Tools<\/a>: NPCs, dungeons, characters, height\/weight, die, monster hit points<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Works in progress supplements<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Basic Fantasy RPG Adventure Catalog<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Character generators: BFRPG Character Generator<\/a>, Codex.Quest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Character sheets: Basic Fantasy versions and translations<\/a>, Trails and Tails<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Osric (free)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Osric<\/a>: First Edition clone with links to a range of additional resources, including original D&D content on DriveThruRPG.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Dungeon Crawl Classics ($)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Goodman Games DCC pages: US<\/a>, UK\/EU<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Free quickstart rules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A Review of Write-Ups for DCC Deities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Purple Sorcerer’s Grimoire DCC Spellbook Utility<\/a> – Generate your magic-user’s spell list *****<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Charts: Purple Sorcerer’s Useful Chart for the 0-level DCCRPG Enthusiast<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- DCC RPG character sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Shadowdark ($)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- The Arcane Library’s Shadowdark page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Quickstart set<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Shadowdark Tools<\/a>: collection of powerful, easy-to-use tools designed for Game Masters<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Solo play: Solodark<\/a> (official), Shadowstones<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Delver Dark character sheets<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Extra classes: warlock\/paladin\/dancer<\/a>, ranger<\/a>, $brawler<\/a>, houndmaster<\/a>, magus (battlemage)<\/a>, inquisitor<\/a>, The Grappler<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Shadowdark feats: fighters<\/a>, thieves<\/a>, priests<\/a>, wizards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- At the Edge of the Light: How Thieves Really Scout in the Shadowdark<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Old School Essentials ($)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- Necrotic Gnome Old-School Essentials Core Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Old-School Essentials free resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Old School Essentials monsters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Old School Essentials generators<\/a>: treasures, encounter, spells memorized, magic items, NPCs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The One Ring (Not OSR, but awesome – $)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I’m a huge Tolkien junkie (books, not films), and have collected nearly all of the V1 and V2 resources. Including here because I hope they keep publishing for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Free League’s The One Ring page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 1st Edition resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The One Ring 2e Homebrew Materials<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Useful Item Ideas for The One Ring RPG<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Campaign Guide to Harad<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A Kidnapping in Umbar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dragon’s Ring adventure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fan Supplement for TOR Revised Edition<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- List of Aids for The One Ring<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Magic in Middle-earth Version 5<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Robin Smallburrow’s House Rules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Magical Treasure Index for Campaign<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Handout for New players<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Compendium of Character Backgrounds 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The One Ring 2E Homebrew Material<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Landmarks: $Fortress of Flowers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Fellowship of the Green Book (A Campaign for Starting Adventures in North-western Eriador)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Fornost Erain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Other Systems to Consider<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- Megalist of Free RPGs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Talislanta<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- $Across the RPGSea: Explore South Asian Tabletop RPGs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Wild Places<\/a>: a card-driven roleplaying game where 2 to 6 players collaborate to tell a story of a small group\u2019s travel through dangerous wilderness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- World Without Numbers (free edition<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lamentations of the Flame Princess (free edition)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sword & Wizardry<\/a> (more info here<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- PWYW – M\u00d6RK BORG Bare Bones Edition<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Into the Dungeon: Revived<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Those Under the Mountain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Original DnD Book Reprints (and more)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
First Edition AD&D reprints (and PDFs) are available via DriveThruRPG<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Solo Roleplaying<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- Solo RPG List<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- $The Trapsmith’s Vault<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nGeneral OSR-Compatible Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Blogs: Questing Beast’s list<\/a>, OSR Planet’s list<\/a>, The Alexandrian – Dungeons & Dragons resources<\/a>, Role-playing miscellaneous<\/a>, <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lists and link collections: OSR News Roundup(weekly updates<\/a>, OSR Vault<\/a>, Smoldering Wizard<\/a>, Grey Elf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
DriveThruRPG resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- Free OCR compatible resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- OSR-compatible resources (not all free)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- System agnostic, free fantasy resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- System agnostic, pay-what-you-want fantasy resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- System agnostic fantasy resources (not all free)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAdventures & Sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you’re interested in developing your own worlds or maps, I have more information on the Maps & Worlds page (coming soon).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Generator of Missions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Giffyglyph’s Darker Dungeons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Lists and collections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- A List of Old School DnD Sandbox Adventures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ultimate OSR Campaign Map\n
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- RedMageGM pulls together a map with locations of a long list of OSR-related modules to create a complete campaign.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- YouTube introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Documents via Dropbox<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 30 Greatest Adventures of All Time<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- List of New Old School Adventures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dragonsfoot: Free Adventure Modules<\/a>, 1st Edition DnD Modules<\/a>, 2nd Edition DnD Modules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Wikipedia’s List of Dungeons and Dragons Modules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- WikiProject List of Dungeon and Dragons Modules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dysons adventures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- No Artpunk: Vol. 1,<\/a> Vol. 2<\/a>, Vol. 3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Trilemma Adventures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Modules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- The Goblin Mine: The Secret of Forsaken Peak Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Forbidden Lands:$Crypt of the Mellified Mage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Multi-level modules: Barrowmaze<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- $ Gods of the Forbidden North: Volume 1<\/a>, Volume 2<\/a>, Pre-gen characters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Stygian City<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Dungeons of Signs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Wavestone Monolith (Shadowdark, 3rd level)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Chronicles of the Lost Lands<\/a> (Shadowdark, PWYW)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Trial of the Slime Lord (0-level)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lair of the Lamb (0-level)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Melford Murder (level 1)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Tomb of the Serpent Kings (level 1)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Blackapple Brugh (levels 1-3)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- PWYW – The Fall of Whitecliff (levels 1-5)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Hyqueous Vaults (level 3)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Gone Fishin (level 3-5)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- $ Wheel of Evil (level 3-5)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Red Tam’s Bones (level 3-5)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Challenge of the Frog Idol (levels 3-6)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sepulchre of Seven (levels 5-7)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Beneath the Windowless Tower (levels 5-8)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Monastery of the Order of the Crimson Monks (levels 5-9)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Quintessential Dungeon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Sky-Blind Spire<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Temple of the Moon Priest<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Crypt of Luan Phein (aka Rotating Madness)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Into the Swamp<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Sanctuary of Urushan the Summoner<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Forbidden Lands:$Crypt of the Mellified Mage<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Documents via Dropbox<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Ultimate OSR Campaign Map\n
- Giffyglyph’s Darker Dungeons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- OSR-compatible resources (not all free)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lists and link collections: OSR News Roundup(weekly updates<\/a>, OSR Vault<\/a>, Smoldering Wizard<\/a>, Grey Elf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- $The Trapsmith’s Vault<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Talislanta<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 1st Edition resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Old-School Essentials free resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Quickstart set<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Free quickstart rules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Goodman Games DCC pages: US<\/a>, UK\/EU<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 4th Edition core rules<\/a>-searchable version<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n